Vashon Art Tour First two weekends in May

Silhouette Ferry with Sun on the Water, 10" x 10", oil on panel, will be showing at my studio during the Vashon Art Tour the first two weekends of May, the 3rd and 4th and the 10th and 11th. Showing at Tour Stop #24 south of Dockton Check out the information at https://vivartists.com/viva/
 

Southworth Ferry At Holiday Art Studio Tour December 14 & 15

Afternoon sun strikes the side of the Southworth Ferry as it rounds the tip of the island on the way to the Vashon Ferry Dock.  oil on panel, 18" x 36"

Southworth Ferry is showing at Gretchen Hancock Paintings, Tour Stop #1, Vashon Holiday Art Studio Tour, December 15th & 16th,  hours 10 to 4.  My studio is located at 28405 101st Ave SW, south of Dockton.  

Maps are available: click here 

Vashon Center for the Arts - Art Bazaar

    Purple Chives, 24 x 30, oil on canvas, framed

    White Allium, 24 x 30, oil on canvas framed

I will be selling two large paintings at the Vashon Center for the Arts - ART BAZAAR   - An opportunity to pick up great pieces at waay reduced prices.

I have always liked these two pieces, but haven't had many opportunities to display them ,so stop by and take a look - September 28 & 29th Saturday & Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM
 

Vashon Center for the Arts Summer Arts Fest

 

 Gretchen Hancock"Green Forest" oil on panel 12 x 24    

Gretchen Hancock, "Madronas with Sun Glare" oil on canvas 36 x 36

Gretchen Hancock, "Skate Creek", oil on canvas, 30 x 60

 I will be showing large landscape paintings of trees at the VCA Summer Arts Fest.  Opening is July 5 from 5 to 8 pm at the Vashon Center for the Arts, 19600 Vashon Hwy SW. 

Apple

 

SOLD Apple, 6x6, oil on panel, will be showing at Gretchen Hancock Paintings, Tour Stop #37, during the Vashon Art Studio Tour, which takes place the first two weekends in May, the 4th & 5th and the 11th & 12th from 10am to 5pm.  My studio is located at 28405 101st Ave SW, about 2 miles south of Dockton, if you reach the beach, you've gone too far!  Click here for maps and info about the Tour

Hazy Day Ferry

Hazy Day Ferry, 13 x 7, oil on panel, $425 framed

Late sun and haze fade out the image of the Vashon Fauntleroy ferry as it crosses Puget Sound.  This artwork will be at the VIVA spring art tour, tour stop #37 the first two weekends of May 2024, the 4th & 5th and the 11th & 12th, 10am to 5pm./

My studio is located approximately 2 miles south of Dockton at 28405 101st Ave SW.  If you reach the beach you've gone too far! 

Click here for tour information

Skate Creek

Skate Creek, oil on canvas, 60" x 30", larger painting for a show I'll be having at Bainbridge Arts & Crafts in August. I used both a palette knife and brush. The scene was a composite of several views along Skate Creek which is south of Mt. Rainier between Ashford and Packwood.

SOLD Sunset Madronas at 2023 Spring Art Tour

8  x 18, oil on panel, Sunset Madronas,  painted of the view from my yard across Quartermaster Harbor to Tahlequah on Vashon Island.  

This painting will be at my studio during the upcoming 2023 Vashon  Island Visual Artists Studio Tour during the first two weekends of May 6-7, and 13-14.   

Gretchen Hancock's studio is located at 28405 101st Ave SW - all the way past Dockton, #25 on the studio tour.

Sunflowers on Gold

 

SOLD Sunflowers are a showy late autumn flower with stiff petals and thick stems.  They are almost sculptural.   This is a nearly monochromatic subject with a lot of middle value and just a touch of dark and a little bit of light.  This one will be in my studio for the upcoming Vashon Island Artist Studio Tour happening the first two weekends of December. 

"Night Light" at VCA Summer Arts Fest

Night Light, 12" x 12", oil on panel, is on display through Sunday August 7 at the Vashon Center for the Arts during the Summer Arts Fest.  Come to see on First Friday August 5 from 5-8 pm as well as 12-5 Wednesday through Sunday.  The show comes down August 8, so catch it while you can.  
 

SOLD "Ferry Sunset" atVashon Center for the Arts

"Ferry Sunset" 12" x 12" oil on panel, now showing at the Vashon Center for the Arts Summer Arts Fest through August 7th.  Vashon Center for the Arts is located at 19600 Vashon Highway Southwest, Hours 12-5 Wednesday through Sunday

Spring Art Tour this weekend

 

SOLD- This small still life will be at the Vashon Island Art Studio Tour THIS weekend, May 14 -15, Saturday and Sunday, 10 an- 5pm.  Red Onion 6x6 oil on panel showing at Gretchen Hancock's Studio 28405 101st Ave SW, south of Dockton.  Tour Stop #26. 

maps of tour available at https://vivartists.com/viva/studio-tours/spring-studio-tour-2022/

Ruby Beach at Spring Art Tour

 

 

10x20, oil on panel, Ruby Beach, painted from a rainy day visit to the seashore at northwest Washington.

This painting will be at my studio during the Vashon Island Visual Artists' Studio Tour this weekend and next May 7-8 and May 15-16 10am to 5pm

Gretchen Hancock's studio is located at 28405 101st Ave SW - all the way past Dockton, #26 on the studio tour.  tour maps are available at https://vivartists.com/viva/studio-tours/spring-studio-tour-2022/
 

"Clementine and Blue Pot" at Spring Art Tour

 6 x 6 oil on panel.  This small still life will be at Gretchen Hancock's Studio south of Dockton during the Vashon Island Visual Artist Spring Art Tour. Tour Stop # 26.  First two weekends of May, 7-8 and 14-15, Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 5pm.  Gretchen Hancock's studio is located at 28405 101st Ave SW, south of Dockton.

For more information on the free, self-guided tour and an interactive map, 

visit: https://vivartists.com/viva/studio-tours/spring-studio-tour-2022/

Purple Madronas at Studio Tour

Purple Madronas, diptych 36" x 72" oil on canvas.  The view from my yard on the south end of Maury Island, through the madrona forest, across Quartermaster Harbor and the south end of Vashon Island to the distant turquoise hill of Tacoma.  Summer sun shines through the leaves and makes them yellow-green.  This painting will be at my studio during Vashon Art Studio Tour during the first two weekends in May.  #26 on the studio tour.   

 

"Ferries and More" Show at Vashon Center for the Arts open until July 18

 

 

 

A detail of Blue Sky, Sunset Ferry, and Blake Island 18" x 36" showing at Vashon Center for the Arts, 19600 Vashon Hwy SW, Wednesday through Sunday 12 to 5, through July 18, 2021.  Open to the public.
 

Gretchen Hancock Paintings at Arts Summer Arts Fest

Gretchen Hancock, "Pink Ferry at Fauntleroy," 20" x 20",  oil on panel

I will be showing fifteen paintings of "Ferries and More," at the Vashon Summer Arts Fest, at Vashon Center for the Arts, 19600 Vashon Hwy SW starting July 1 through July 18.  Opening Friday July 2, 5pm to 8pm - you are invited.

Gretchen Hancock, "Two North End Ferries," oil on panel 10" x 20"  

Gretchen Hancock, "November Smoke Ferry," oil on panel, 12" x 12"

 

Gretchen Hancock, "Big Sky Ferry Passing Blake Island,"  oil on panel, 12" x 12"

6 x 12 original oil painting of two Puget Sound ferries at the north end ferry dock on Vashon Island. Late afternoon sun peeks under clouds and lights the sides of the ferries but leaves the hills dark in shadow. On my Etsy Store   

White and Yellow Daffodils

6x6 original oil still life painting of three white and yellow daffodils in a square glass jar.   The strong side-light and dark background add drama to the scene.  Painted from a still life I set up in my studio.  The daffodils are from y garden.  On my ETSY store

SOLD Pewter Pitcher and Tangerine in the Light

6 x 6 original oil still life painting of a pewter pitcher and a single tangerine. The pewter pitcher is a little tarnished and dull and does not shine brightly but has a beautiful glow. The pitcher is mostly in shadow and the tangerine is in strong downlight Painted from a still life I set up in my studio with a small spotlight and pieces of cardboard to cast shadows in interesting places.  On my ETSY store

Blue Metal Pot and Daffodils

 

8" x 6" original oil still life painting of a favorite blue metal pot and two small pots of multiflora white daffodils.  The daffodils are blooming in my garden now and have been hanging on for a while because of cool weather.  I like the orange cups against the whites and grays.  On my ETSY store
 

Pewter Pot and Tangerine in Shadow

6 x 6 original oil painting of a pewter teapot and a single orange tangerine with a sharp spotlight falling on the tabletop leaving most of the subject in shadow. The pewter pot is a little tarnished and dull and does not shine brightly but has a beautiful glow. I enjoy all the reflections and the drama of the limited lighting. Painted from a still life I set up in my studio with a small spotlight and pieces of cardboard to cast shadows in interesting places.  On my ETSY store

Daffodils Two Glass Vases

Another spring bouquet of daffodils against a warm gray background.  These small multiflora daffodils lend themselves nicely to a simplified treatment.  The whites, the yellows, and the grays are massed so that the painting is loose and simplified, yet individual flowers can still be picked out.  Most of the painting is warm gray which balances the touches of bright red, orange, yellow, and green.  On my ETSY store

White Daffodils on Pink and Gold

 6 x 6 original oil painting of the early daffodils from the flower bed.  My daughter has planted a lot of the lovely miniature multiflora white daffodils and now they are blooming and begging to be painted.  So jaunty.  To paint a mass of daffodils, I like to squint and paint the entire shape as one thing rather than paint each individual flower and petal.  Simplify.  On my ETSY store

Blue Sky Sunset Ferry and Blake Island

 

18 x 36 painting of the Vashon-Southworth Ferry at Sunset with Blake Island and the Kitsap Peninsula in the background.  Sunlight peeks through broken clouds and colors the edges pink and yellow.  The ferry is in shadow except for a spotlight of white light.  I like the big sky and the blues and lavenders.  On my ETSY store 

20% OFF Sale in my ETSY store - through December 2

Curb Lane Buses Only, 10 x 20, oil on panel,  20% OFF Sale in my ETSY store through December 2.  A departure from my usual subject matter- a cityscape from 4th Avenue in Seattle.  I like the harmonies of blues and greens and lavenders with a touch of hot pink and orange for contrast. 

Pink Ferry at Fauntleroy

20 x 20 original oil painting of the small ferry (probably the Tillikum or Klahowya) at the West Seattle Fauntleroy dock, with a view west toward Vashon Island.  Painted under the influence of pink skies and late afternoon sun.  On my ETSY store
 

Pt Robinson Lighthouse in the Moonlight SOLD

12 x 12 original oil painting of the moon shining down on the Pt Robinson lighthouse on Vashon Island.  The beacon in the lightroom competes with the moonlight and the reflection off the water.  A view east towards Seattle and SeaTac.  This painting is mounted on a cream colored backer board and mounted in a narrow warm silver wooden frame.  On my ETSY store

 

Big Sky, Ferry Passing Blake Island

12x12 original oil painting of the Vashon-Southworth-Fauntleroy ferry passing between Vashon Island and Blake Island.  Broken clouds and haze keep the sky light and the ferryboat is backlit by the afternoon sun. I like the mood of the painting: big sky, tranquil water, distant ferryboat, sun and clouds; life seems to move at a different pace.  On my ETSY store
 

White Daffodils, Square Vases on Blue

 6 x 8 original oil painting of white daffodils with orange centers in small square glass vases against a bluee background.  These flowers were from my garden this spring.  I like the pattern of lights and darks in the white petals and the contrast of the orange centers against the blue background.  Painted from a still life I set up in my studio.  On my ETSY store

Black Teapot and Orange Slices

A 6x6 original oil still life painting of my favorite black teapot with orange slices.  Warm light and bright oranges contrast with the cool grays of the tabletop and the black of the teapot.  Painted from a still life I set up in my studio.  On my Etsy store.